Crimson

#ec2d3c

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for crimson, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Crimson lands in the red band, mid and vivid. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #ec2d3c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec2d3c

RGB236, 45, 60

HSL355, 83%, 55%

HSV355, 81%, 93%

CMYK0%, 81%, 75%, 7%

Lab51.88, 70.34, 39.98

XYZ36.35, 20.04, 6.23

Decimal15478076

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone185 C

Shades of crimson

#ea1627 #d41322 #bd111f #a60f1b #8f0d17 #780b13 #610910 #4a070c #330508 #1c0305

Tints of crimson

#ee404e #f05460 #f16772 #f37a84 #f58e96 #f7a1a8 #f8b5ba #fac8cc #fcdbde #feeff0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2decdd Analogous#ec2d9b Analogous#ec7e2d Triadic#3cec2d Triadic#2d3cec Split complementary#2dec7e Split complementary#2d9bec

Crimson in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 81, 75, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec2d3c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 75 7

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 73 13

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #ec2d3c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec2d3c; }
.text { color: #ec2d3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec2d3c; }

How crimson looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Crimson and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ec2d3c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec2d3c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Crimson on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ec2d3c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around crimson? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn crimson into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ec2d3c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from crimson, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ec2d3c is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.